
Photo 1: This is December 2013 taken off the Edsall Street Bridge over the NS Wabash line.
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The lines on the south side of the bridge were water lines or steam lines.. I know they ran parallel with the railroad for a short distance. I always thought they ran to the steam plant on the backside of the GE/BAE Facility off Taylor Street.. When was Mike removed ?Bob Durnell wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 5:05 pmPRR St Mary's River bridge looking west towards Junction.
Seems like the additional weight would negate any benefit of "added strength",.....but then I am not a structural engineer.Bob Durnell wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:24 pmI have noticed the concrete too, and my only guess was that it to strengthen them in some way, but it seems odd to me.
Yes, it is my understanding that they were steam lines that ran from the Taylor Street powerhouse to the Broadway complex. I would be curious to know what type of arrangement Broadway had before the Taylor Street complex was built, and what they did after the steam line was discontinued. I wonder if the steam line was even used after Taylor Street evidently converted from coal to I assume natural gas.Notch 8 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:48 pmThe lines on the south side of the bridge were water lines or steam lines.. I know they ran parallel with the railroad for a short distance. I always thought they ran to the steam plant on the backside of the GE/BAE Facility off Taylor Street.. When was Mike removed ?Bob Durnell wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 5:05 pmPRR St Mary's River bridge looking west towards Junction.
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If one looks at the 1919 Sanborns, a fairly formidable power house is shown over between McCulloch park and the Wabash tracks. With a 225' tall smokestack.Bob Durnell wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:08 pmI would be curious to know what type of arrangement Broadway had before the Taylor Street complex was built,